CRUSH

by Deepak Kumar

10-minute. Sanket has a crush on Carrie, but asking out a white girl as a brown kid in high school comes with its challenges.

An exploration of racial preferences in South Asian dating.

10-minute. Sanket has a crush on Carrie, but asking out a white girl as a brown kid in high school comes with its challenges.

An exploration of racial preferences in South Asian dating.

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  • Larry Rinkel: CRUSH

    Deepak Kumar handles the issue of inter-racial teenage dating (here, South Asian-Americans with white) with deftness and humor. His four characters sound like totally with-it Americans, as up on the latest technology as on the latest slang, but the brown boy who wants to date the white girl who doesn't want to date white boys has as futile a quest as the same brown boy who asks to date the brown girl who wants to date only whites. Though there's a touch of sadness in this play, the theme is handled overall with a lovely lightness.

    Deepak Kumar handles the issue of inter-racial teenage dating (here, South Asian-Americans with white) with deftness and humor. His four characters sound like totally with-it Americans, as up on the latest technology as on the latest slang, but the brown boy who wants to date the white girl who doesn't want to date white boys has as futile a quest as the same brown boy who asks to date the brown girl who wants to date only whites. Though there's a touch of sadness in this play, the theme is handled overall with a lovely lightness.

Character Information

Three South Asian American roles.
  • SANKET
    Character Age
    late-teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    South Asian American
  • HARSHA
    Character Age
    late-teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    South Asian American
  • VARSHINI
    Character Age
    late-teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    South Asian American
  • CARRIE
    Character Age
    late-teens
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White